Principle of Least Action 
Principle of Least Action
by Stanford / Leonard Susskind
Video Lecture 2 of 8
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Date Added: September 14, 2008

Lecture Description

Review Lagrangian techniques in Classical Mechanics.

Coordinates describe the state of a system, position, momentum.

Euler's equations.

Fields exist throughout space-time.

Example:  point masses connected by springs.

The Action integral and the Principle of Least Action

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Course Description

This Stanford Continuing Studies course is the second of a six-quarter sequence of classes exploring the essential theoretical foundations of modern physics. The topics covered in this course focus on quantum mechanics. The course is taught by Leonard Susskind, the Felix Bloch Professor of Physics at Stanford University.

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